This is a shame, as the industry produced some of the most colourful and evocative bric-a-brac of the 19th and 20th centuries.Ĭollecting gambling memorabilia such as poker machines a bustling market in the US is generally illegal in Australia. For collectors, it's something of a cruel twist that in a country as liberally endowed with poker machines as Australia, buying and selling gambling memorabilia is generally illegal.Īustralian collectors are being denied access to much of the memorabilia of an industry that has shaped some may say misshaped Australian society.
